James Strong wants a shortcut on his desktop that will shutdown his computer. I tell him how to make one. Windows XP and Vista both respond well to the command shutdown -s. Here’s how to turn that ...

Windows 11 (or 10) doesn't include an option to schedule an automatic shutdown of your computer, but it's possible to use different tools to complete this task without having to resort to third-party ...

The procedure for shutting down a Windows computer varies depending on which version of the operating system you use. Regardless of OS version, however, one thing is true across the board: Shutting ...

Windows only: Shutdown Suite is a series of tiny executables you can use to immediately shut down, reboot, or log off Windows—great for desktops, keyboard shortcuts, and app launchers. With these tiny ...

Shutting down or restarting your PC every now and then is a good thing. It can even solve minor performance issues by clearing temporary files and freeing up memory—a classic troubleshooting technique ...

Wouldn’t you love to have this option in your Windows 8 Start screen? Last October I explained to how to shut down Windows 8—a subject you wouldn’t think would require its own how-to guide. And yet.

When Cortana made its debut on Windows 10 PCs, it generated much enthusiasm among Windows loyalists. It was touted as more than a simple search feature. The digital voice assistant helped make things ...

I understand one can create a shortcut to a certain dll or some other file so that clikcing that would bypass all that start-->shutdown-->select option shit and shutdown with a single-click. what ...

Here’s how you can quickly shut down or put your Windows 8 computer to sleep. 1. To force a shut down or sleep: Ctrl-Alt-Delete then press the power button in the bottom right corner. 2. Or you can ...